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Rumours of Xi’s downfall distract from China’s real challenges

The notion that Xi Jinping is about to be toppled is a distraction from the real cleavages in Chinese politics.

yesterday 10

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Why the Oasis reunion is hitting ’90s kids so hard

They were the last band that wanted to be the biggest in the world – and they’re back at a time when we might need that belief more than ever.

yesterday 9

Financial Review

Jane Gazzo

Our man in Beijing – but not Washington

Anthony Albanese’s highly choreographed visit to China showcases the lack of a similar invitation – or enthusiasm – from the Trump White House.

yesterday 5

Financial Review

Jennifer Hewett

Stubborn PE firms get stuck with non-bank lenders on their books

From La Trobe Financial to Pepper, there’s plenty of interest in the sector. But unrealistic expectations are getting in the way of real dealmaking.

yesterday 3

Financial Review

Joyce Moullakis

How did investors get the RBA’s interest rate call so wrong?

The central bank has of late blown-up so many of its media voice pieces – wording them up only to change its mind – that traders have stopped...

yesterday 3

Financial Review

Christopher Joye

PM must read the tea leaves on China security and trade

We should question whether Albanese’s visit will meaningfully improve Australian-Sino relations or simply serve as political window dressing for...

yesterday 3

Financial Review

The Afr View

Albo dancing a diplomatic two-step to control tensions with China

Rather than adopt Scott Morrison’s He-Man approach, Anthony Albanese has taken Kevin Rudd’s advice and turned down the volume of Australia’s Sino...

previous day 3

Financial Review

Lidija Ivanovski

Rise in mental health claims a symptom of a bigger malaise

Mental health and insurance providers must fix the system’s entrenched flaws to avoid the worst of the sustainability and affordability crisis...

previous day 2

Financial Review

The Afr View

Hate has no place? If only that were true

The best way to start to overcome antisemitism is to encourage young people to have a bit more empathy and lot less hatred for those they disagree...

previous day 1

Financial Review

John Roskam

RBA rate call extraordinaire Rory Robertson makes his last prediction

The economist has spent three decades trying to interpret the smoke signals emanating out of Martin Place. He’s giving up the game as it’s...

previous day 2

Financial Review

Jonathan Shapiro

Why the Fed’s independence is worth fighting for

We should be both alert to and alarmed by political attacks on central banks and their implementation of monetary policy.

previous day 1

Financial Review

Jonathan Kearns

What the $2m lifetime cap on tax-free super means

The transfer balance cap increased to $2 million on July 1. This is how it works in practice.

previous day 3

Financial Review

Meg Heffron

Warning: Centralised wage-fixing in Australia has returned

The Fair Work Commission’s ruling on BHP’s “same job, same pay” case is a reversal of the Keating model, which led to enterprise autonomy and...

wednesday 5

Financial Review

Graeme Watson

Why the bond market got the RBA decision so wrong

Although the monetary policy board’s decision was a surprise and admittedly contestable, it is also defensible.

wednesday 5

Financial Review

Stephen Miller

A confused market struggles to understand the RBA’s new world

The central bank defied the market in a big way. Should it be commended for doing what it thought was right, or scolded for an apparent failure in...

wednesday 10

Financial Review

Jonathan Shapiro

BHP ‘same pay’ case an IR wake-up call for business

Unless business is willing to push the Albanese government on the IR elephant in the room, the roundtable will fail to come up with the meaningful...

wednesday 5

Financial Review

The Afr View

Trump’s copper tariffs will backfire on the US

The administration wants to “bring copper production home”, but the most likely result is that manufacturers will have little choice but to pay...

wednesday 20

Financial Review

Jennifer Hewett

I was ambassador in China. Here’s what Xi will want to discuss with Albo

When the prime minister meets the head of the world’s biggest political machine, it is more than anything else an opportunity for exercising...

08.07.2025 5

Financial Review

Geoff Raby

Why universities are critical to the productivity challenge

Innovation doesn’t emerge from speeches or roundtables. It grows in ecosystems – and that’s where we’re falling short.

08.07.2025 9

Financial Review

Ann Sherry

Why Trump’s ICE security state is so alarming

The only realistic block to the US president’s untrammelled power on detention is the same nine-judge court that has already given him many green...

08.07.2025 10

Financial Review

Edward Luce

Why PM not yet meeting tariff TACO Trump is no bad thing

Australia has little to gain by negotiating on trade, whereas the White House would put AUKUS and defence spending on the table.

08.07.2025 2

Financial Review

Susan Stone

RBA’s rates hold juggles Trump and inflation

The shock decision to keep interest rates steady is a reasonable one based on the known unknowns about Trump’s tariffs and the trajectory of...

08.07.2025 2

Financial Review

The Afr View

Michele Bullock gives a lesson in prudence

The RBA governor and Reserve Bank board were willing to shock the market, noting “anything can happen, and we’re alert to that”.

08.07.2025 1

Financial Review

Jennifer Hewett

Six reasons the RBA’s interest rate hold will go down in history

Governor Michele Bullock took the rare step of thumbing her nose at almost every market economist and trader by holding rates steady.

08.07.2025 5

Financial Review

John Kehoe

Bullock holds, with a side of nothingburger

The governor needs to be the nation’s economist-in-chief, expressing a considered view about where our economy is and where it’s going.

08.07.2025 2

Financial Review

Richard Holden

RBA’s rate pause delivers banks reprieve, but margin pressure remains

It is still a matter of when, not if, official rates fall further. And lenders have a terrible track record in passing on cuts.

08.07.2025 10

Financial Review

Joyce Moullakis

Albanese lost in translation as he heads to Beijing

The prime minister is sending a confused message on Australia’s relationship with the US. The contradictions will be sharper in his visit to China...

08.07.2025 2

Financial Review

Jennifer Hewett

Violent protests have no place in Australia’s democracy

The action required must come from governments, and should include upholding the law against protests that cross the line into antisemitism.

07.07.2025 2

Financial Review

The Afr View

Why Labor should stop worrying and raise the GST

Shifting the tax mix from income to consumption is primarily about higher saving – and, thereby, investment, productivity, wages and ultimately...

07.07.2025 3

Financial Review

Steven Hamilton

Productivity slump means RBA rate cuts won’t fuel necessary investment

Lower interests rate will not be enough to rev the engines of Australia’s economy. The reform roundtable cannot come quickly enough.

07.07.2025 9

Financial Review

Paul Brennan

Australia is experiencing a wave of antisemitism like never before

The Jewish community deserves the full protection of the law, and a proper response from state and federal governments to eliminate such attacks.

07.07.2025 2

Financial Review

Julian Leeser

Whose interests would OpenAI’s blueprint serve?

Be wary of taking economic advice from a company that has everything to gain from accelerating Australia’s AI adoption.

07.07.2025 6

Financial Review

Jessy Wu

How Australia should respond to Trump’s tariff deadline

We cannot control the trade policies of other countries, but we can ensure our own approach to trade helps the country prosper.

07.07.2025 1

Financial Review

Alex Robson